Guilty Plea Expected For Miguel Tejada in Obstruction/Perjury Before Congress

All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to Congress about steroids, with the baseball player scheduled to appear in court Wednesday where he is expected to plead guilty.

The charges against Tejada, who currently plays for the Houston Astros, were outlined in documents filed in Washington federal court on Tuesday.

The documents indicate that a plea agreement has been reached with Tejada, who won the 2002 American League Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Oakland Athletics and is a five-time All-Star.

Tejada faces as much as a year in jail if convicted on the misdemeanor charge of making misrepresentations to Congress. Under federal guidelines, he would probably receive a lighter sentence.

This comes on the heels of Alex Rodriguez's admission to using steriods for several years before joining the New York Yankees. It also puts Roger Clemens and other baseball players on the hot seat if they lied to Congress about their use of performance enhancing drugs.

Note that this isn't about the drug use per se, but lying to Congress and obstructing federal investigations. (Via anonymous emailer)